Improved stair-rod



To all whom fit may concern the spring and washer' follow up 'this endof the rod astl'ntml gime HANS ivERsEN AND DANIEL ACKER, or NEW YORK, N.Y.

Letters .Patent No. 95,589, dated Octobc?- 5, 1869.

IMPROVED STAIR-ROID.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

Be it known that we, HANS IvERsnN and DANlnL AGKER, ofthe city and Stateof New York, have invented and ina-de a new and useful Improvement inStair-Rods; and we do herebydeciare the following to be a full and cleardescription thereof', reference being had to the annexed drawing, makingpart of this speciticption, wherein- Figure I is a plan of the socketsfor the rod and portions ofthe ends ofthe rods, 'and Figure Il is asection longitudinally through the soc-kots, showing also a portion `ot".theJ rod.

lhc saine letters of reference are 'applied to corresponding parts.

Sockets have before been made for the ends of stairrods, one of thelsockets containing a cork, and the other having a spiral spring andwasher, held in place by a screw, so that the rod can be pressed againstthe washer as one end is slipped into the socket, and then the other endis slipped into the socket containingr the cork. This construction iscostly, and the spring is liable to be compressed too much, and becomeinoperative, and the rod slips out ofthe sockets.

The nature of our invention consists in a sliding bolt combined with thesocket for the stair-rod, said sliding bolt being placed through theside ofthe socket, and retaining the rod iu place, but when the bolt isdrawn up the rod can he slipped further iut-.o the socket, in order thatthe other end of the rod may be disconnected from its socket.

In The drawing'- In the socket a, we prefer to introduce the cork c,

and` through the socket I1 the transverse holt fi is introduced, aboutmidway of the depth of' the socket. We prefer that this transverse boltbe placed so as to come upon the top part of the socket as ,it isapplied upon the stairs. l

It will now be understood that the sockets are lto be secured to thestairs at such a distance apart that the rod when inserted will be heldin the position indicated in g. 2, and iu this condition is very firmlyheld in place, and there are no parts that are liable to injury.

When the rod is to be removed, the bolt t' is lift-ed, and the rodslipped further into the socket b, to liberate the other end. I

v What we claim, and desireto secure by Letters Patent isrhe transversesliding bolt t', in combination with the stair-rodsocket b andattachment c, as and for the purposes set forth.

Dated this 20th day of August, A. D, 1869. y

H. IVERSEN. D. AGKER.

Witnesses z L. W. SERRELL, GEO. T. PINCKNEY.

